consumerx said:
We all have bad days. Perhaps the admins were just tired from dealing with the immense sense of entitlement that people seem to have; "gimme gimme gimme". I'm excited about this project, and I want the footage too. However, I recognize that 1) its a work in progress, and 2) it's not my disc.
It seems that the only payment the archivists expect is patience, why not give it to them?
Absolutely. As someone who has done many of his own releases, I understand how (sometimes) annoying can be. However, this isn't about patience. This person "released" it on youtube and insinuated that that was enough.
Dunedain said:
While I'm glad to hear that Lucasfilm, Disney or whoever hasn't interfered as yet, it may not be wise to post something like this on a very public place like facebook, where every idiot imaginable can whine and complain, pester the owner, try to cause trouble, etc.
Plus just the general level of attention it draws. Remember, things on this board are kept low profile for a reason, and with something of this rareness and importance (scenes, alternate takes and angles, etc., that might not exist anywhere else outside of Lucasfilm's archives), it's not a good idea to take chances. Just get it into the hands of those who can be trusted, in both the first pass rough and later high quality capture forms, and the rest will take care of itself...
My point exactly. What a dumbass move. What exactly did the buyer expect to gain out of this? fame? fortune? The only thing it could lead to is trouble.